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Law & Business
Rutter Award
UCLA School of Law press release: Stephen Bainbridge, the William D. Warren Professor of Law, was honored with the 2008 Rutter Award for Excellence in Teaching, which is presented annually to a professor who has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to teaching. …Continue Reading...
Pre-Order “The New Corporate Governance”
You can now pre-order my next book, The New Corporate Governance in Theory and Practice, from Amazon. I’m told the book should ship in about 6 weeks.
Director Elections and the Influence of Proxy Advisors
In some quarters, there has been growing concern about the power of proxy advisors such as Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), Governance Metrics International (GMI), and others (e.g., Green Street for REITs). The groups publish corporate governance ratings of public companies and …Continue Reading...
Market Responses to Name Changes
Remember when Boalt UC Berkeley spent all that money on coming up with a new brand name? I couldn;t help being reminded of that episode when I read a new paper, Price Reactions to Corporate Name Changes, which finds “name changes …Continue Reading...
Congrats to Troy Paredes
CNNMoney.com: President George W. Bush on Tuesday nominated Washington University Law School professor Troy Paredes to the Securities and Exchange Commission, If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Paredes would replace Paul Atkins, a Republican SEC commissioner who announced Monday that he …Continue Reading...
Yahoo and Blasius
We noted earlier that Yahoo used a strategic partnership with Google as a poison pill to fend off Microsoft’s bid. From Law.com we get more details, which offer an interesting twist: Legal observers say it was a clever delay tactic by …Continue Reading...
Ribstein on Microsoft-Yahoo
Larry ponders four questions.
Could Yahoo Shareholders Successfully Sue over Microsoft Retreat?
Gordon Smith thinks it would be a loser. I agree that it’s a tough claim to frame.
Wine & Food
Sanford Pinot Noir Sanford & Benedict Vineyard (Santa Rita Hills) 2001
A couple of years ago, I wrote that this wine was: ...a very fine Pinot, but its firm acidity and potent - albeit well-integrated - tannic backbone mandate some additional cellar time for it to fully develop. With two additional years …Continue Reading...
Spottswoode Family Estate Grown Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley) 2004
A brilliant success. The huge bouquet sends perfume cascading around the room. The flavors are intense and deep, but when paired with a rich sauce (buffalo sirloin steak au poivre) it has enough acidity to be refreshing. The tannins are present …Continue Reading...
Who wears stiletto heeled peep toe pumps to a vineyard?
Somebody who hangs out with David Beckham. Not too forget Posh herself.
Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve (Napa Valley) 1990
At age 18, inspection of the bottle offered worrisome signs, as there was evidence of minor seepage under the foil. Plus, the cork was deeply stained. As it turned out, however, the wine was truly exceptional. It’s thrown an immense amount …Continue Reading...
Ridge Geyserville (Sonoma County) 2001
When last noted in 5/2006, I opined that this wine was “Drinkable now, but unusually firm tannins still need some time to resolve.” With two more years of bottle age, the 2001 Geyserville now stands as a brilliant example of what …Continue Reading...
Spottswoode Sauvignon Blanc (Napa Valley) 2006
A splendid white wine. Honeydew melon and freshly mown grass. Crisp but not aggressive. Grade: B+
Buying Older California Cabernets
There’s an interesting article in today’s LA Times on buying older, pre-cult California Cabernet Sauvignons: In this overheated atmosphere with collectors from all over the world vying for the big names in old wine, one corner of the wine market—California Cabernet …Continue Reading...
Thought for the day
BBQ unfortunately is bad for you, but nobody wants to live forever, especially if it means not getting to eat steaks that are slightly charred on the outside and red and bloody inside.
Punditry
In Defense of Corporate Lawyering and Making a Lot of Money
In my essay, Reflections on Twenty Years of Law Teaching: Remarks at the Rutter Award Ceremony, I took advantage of the captive audience at the award ceremony to argue that: Legal education pervasively sends law students the message that corporate lawyering …Continue Reading...
The Imperfectibility of Human Institutions - Even America
In his speech following his impressive win in the North Carolina primary, Barack Obama said: I believe in our ability to perfect this union because it’s the only reason I’m standing here today. Setting aside the question of whether the adverbial …Continue Reading...
Trojan Silliniess
James Joyner: Seen whilst driving home: A Virginia “Friends of Tibet” license plate with the vanity inscription “UCLA SUX.” Presumably, a USC fan. Just for that, I’m going to watch the Beijing Olympics after all.
In the Event Hillary’s Really Finished
You know how Larry the Cable Guy says, “Lord, I apologize for that right there, and please be with the starvin’ pygmies down there in New Guinea, A-men” ? Ditto.
Is HRC Really “Dead”?
Dan Drezner: In the wake of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign being declared effectively dead by one and all, it is worth reflecting on what she gained by staying in the raise for the past two months and change. He goes on …Continue Reading...
McCain’s Justice Advisory Committee
John McCain has announced his Justice Advisory Committee and its full of a diverse set of high powered legal minds that will make both social and economic conservatives happy. Starting with Ted Olson and Sam Brownback as chairs. Scattered through the …Continue Reading...
McCain v Obama on Judges
Jennifer Rubin: In the back and forth between John McCain and the Democrats over today’s speech on judges, Barack Obama’s campaign chief uttered this unintentionally incriminating comment: Barack Obama has always believed that our courts should stand up for social and …Continue Reading...
Was the Deal with Google Just a Yahoo Ploy?
From the Washington Post: Reuters reports that a planned ad deal between Yahoo and Google (NSDQ: GOOG), which just last week was made to sound like an inevitability, might not be quite so done. Now that Yahoo doesn’t have Microsoft breathing …Continue Reading...